I could barely overclock these cards with the stock cooler. I'm sure a better cooler would help. So, I'm not shocked that you're having issues with overclocking. Try and get a better cooler.
for a quick fix use an 80mm fan and some rubber bands put the fan over the round intake hole. and secure with the bands, drops temps a bunch.
QX 9650 5ghz with 1.55v 4.8ghz with 1.5v 24/7 in a VAPOLI V-2000B+ Single stage phase cooling.
DFI LP LT X-38 T2R
2X HD4850's water cooled , volt modded
Thermaltake 1KW Psu
4x Seagate 250GB in RAID 0
8GB crucial ballistix ram
for a quick fix use an 80mm fan and some rubber bands put the fan over the round intake hole. and secure with the bands, drops temps a bunch.
Haha - I love it! I'm keeping my eye on the new Thermalright VGA cooler. The only problem is going to be fitting it. With the P182 and a card in the lower slot room becomes tight.
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